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January 17, 2019

TOWN BOARD AGENDA

MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HARRISON

TO BE HELD AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING

1 HEINEMAN PLACE, HARRISON, NY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY

ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019 AT 7:00 PM

EASTERN STANDARD TIME

 

REPORT FROM SUPERVISOR BELMONT ON DECISIONS MADE FOLLOWING TOWN BOARD MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 3,  2019

 

  1. Probational promotion of Vincent Lanzillotti to the rank of Police Lieutenant at an annual salary of $146,840.00.
  2. Probational promotion of William Duffelmeyer to the rank of Police Sergeant at an annual salary of $130,026.00.
  3. Probational promotion of Richard Abbate to the rank of Police Sergeant at an annual salary of $130,026.00.
  4. Probational promotion of Anthony Conte to the rank of Police Sergeant at an annual salary of $130,026.00.
  5. Approval of the slate of officers for the 2019 Harrison Volunteer Fire Department, Fire District #2.
  6. Approval of the slate of officers for the 2019 West Harrison Fire Department, Fire District #1.
  7. Authorization to settle the tax certiorari in the matter of Ray Catena Lexus, 195 Halstead Avenue.
  8. Authorization to settle the tax certiorari in the matter of OCC Purchase, 2 Manhattanville Road.
  9. Authorization to settle the tax certiorari in the matter of Fisk Management, LLC, 122 Lincoln Avenue.
  10. Appointment of Best, Best & Krieger as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00
  11. Appointment of Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  12. Appointment of Delbello, Donnellan, Weingarten, Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  13. Appointment of Harfenist, Kraut & Perlstein, LLP as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  14. Appointment of Ira Levy, Esq. as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  15. Appointment of Jeffery A. Binder, Esq. as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  16. Appointment of Maker, Fragale & DiCostanzo, LLP as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  17. Appointment of Margolin Besunder, LLP as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  18. Appointment of Philip A. Grimaldi, Esq. as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  19. Appointment of Vincent Aceste, Esq. as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.
  20. Appointment of Law Offices of Vincent Toomey as outside counsel in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00.
  21. Appointment of Sive, Paget & Reisel, P.C.as outside counsel for the Town of Harrison.

 

CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS

 

  1. Monthly report by the Receiver of Taxes for December 2018.
  2. Monthly report by the Acting Fire Marshal for December 2018.
  3. Monthly report by the Building Inspector for December 2018.
  4. Monthly report by the Commissioner of Public Works for December 2018.
  5. Monthly report by the Town clerk for December 2018.
  6. Monthly report by the Chief of Police for December 2018.

 

PUBLIC HEARING

 

  1. TABLED: Continuation of Public Hearing for the purpose of determining the amount and extent of real property to be acquired by the Town by condemnation on real property known as Block 131, Lot 21 and more commonly known as 249 Halstead Avenue. The condemnation is necessary for the installation of a parking lot and related improvements of the subject property.

 

PERSONNEL

 

  1. Request by Personnel Manager, Debra Scocchera, for authorization to hire Daniel Jesse Sagun as a part-time Intermediate Clerk in the I.T. Department at an hourly rate of $12.00, effective January 22, 2019.

Late Items...

       2.  Request by Personnel Manager, Debra Scocchera, for authorization to hire Ronald Angarano as a Crossing Guard at an hourly rate of $20.70, effective immediately. Mr. Angarano has filed and completed all required Civil Service paperwork through the Personnel Department and his status has been approved for hiring.

 

      3.  Request by Personnel Manager, Debra Scocchera, for authorization to hire Gary Ciaramella as a Crossing Guard at an hourly rate of $20.70, effective immediately. Mr. Ciaramella has filed and          completed all required Civil Service paperwork through the Personnel Department and his status has been approved for hiring.

ACTIONS AND RESOLUTION

 

  1. Notification by the Association of Towns of the State of New York that the 2019 Training School and Annual Meeting will be held at the Marriott Marquis, New York City, February 17-20, 2019 for the following:  Town Board Members, Building Officials, Planning & Zoning Officials, Town Justices Generally, Town Justices (Advanced, Accredited), Tax Collecting Officers, Fiscal Officers, Public Works & Highway, Town Clerks, Town Court Clerks and Town Attorneys.
  2. Request by Town Clerk, Jacqueline Greer, to attend the Association of Towns of the State of New York 2019 Annual Meeting and Training School to be held in New York City from February 17th to 20th, 2019 at a cost for conference and room not to exceed $1,200.00. Funding is available in the Town Clerk’s Budget under Travel/Conference.
  3. Request by Court Clerk, Jacqueline Ricciardi, for the Town Justices, Court Clerk, Deputy Court Clerk and Assistant Court Clerk to attend the Judicial Training and Court Clerk’s Training at the annual Association of Towns Conference to be held in New York City from February 17th to 20th, 2019. The total cost will not exceed $4,400.00 and includes commuting costs, Town Justices and Court Clerk lodging, meals, and conference registration fees.
  4. Request by Library Director, Galina Chernykh, for authorization to hold Play2Learn, a free family festival sponsored by the Harrison Public Library Foundation on Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 11 AM to 3 PM in the Library’s parking lot and Ma Riis Park. Further request to close Heineman Place between Harrison Avenue and Bruce Avenue from 10AM to 3PM.
  5. Request for approval of payment in the amount of $357.00 for the ASCAP License Agreement for Musical Performances in 2019.  Further request to authorize the Supervisor to sign the Agreement, subject to Law Department review.
  6. Request by Receiver of Taxes, Mike Giordano, to amend the agreement with Paymentus Corporation to decrease the interest rate to 2.65% and increase the maximum amount allowed to be paid to $25,000.00. Further request that the Supervisor be authorized to sign the agreement after Law Department review.
  7. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinksi, for two department members to attend the Basic School Resource Officer Training Course. This training will be held on Monday, January 21st through Friday, January 25th, 2019 at the Westchester County Police Academy in Valhalla. The cost of this training program will be a total of $990.00. This is a budgeted item and funds are available in the Schooling Budget Line #001-3120-100-0415.
  8. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinksi, to accept a donation in the amount of $200.00 from Mal’s Family Daycare, Inc. This check should be deposited in the Police Donation Account line #009-0000-786-0000 and should be utilized for spending at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
  9. Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinksi, for Raynol to continue his contract as an IT Consultant at the Harrison Police Department in the MIS Department at the budgeted salary of $52,500 at an hourly rate of $26.25.
  10.  Request by Comptroller, Maureen MacKenzie, for approval of the following budget modification:

 

To Appropriate Town Fund Balance and Transfer to

Budget line Downtown Parking Lots to cover

 

the costs of Construction of Temporary Parking

lot at 59 Grant Ave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

001-0000-059-5999

 

33,500

 

 

Town-Appropriated Fund Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

001-1900-100-4448

 

33,500

 

 

Town Special Items-Downtown Parking Lots

 

 

    11.  Request by Town Engineer, Michael Amodeo, to hire Saldi Excavating Contractors, Inc. to construct the 59 Grant Avenue temporary MTA parking lot at a cost not to exceed $33,500.00. Funding for this contract is available in Downtown Parking lots Account #001-1900-100-4448. Further request for the Purchasing Department to issue a Purchase Order payable to Saldi Excavating Contractors, Inc.

    12.  Request by Town Engineer, Mike Amodeo, to hire TC Merritts Land Surveyors to survey property on Calvert Street at a cost not to exceed $2,240.00. Funding for this contract is available in Engineering Special Services Budget Line #001-1440-100-0407. Further request for the Purchasing Department to issue a purchase order payable to TC Merrits Land Surveyors.

Late Items...

    13.  Request by Chief of Police, Joseph Yasinksi, for a declaration letter from the Town of Harrison to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA is responsible for processing and approving all requests for Unmanned Aircraft System or drone operations in the National Airspace System. A declaration letter is necessary in order to access the online application process.

    14.  Request for the Purchasing Department to advertise and receive bids for the purchase and installation of Video Camera Motion Detection Sensors at 480 Halstead Avenue and the intersections of Halstead Avenue and Macy Road, and Halstead Avenue and Osborne Road.

OLD BUSINESS

 

MATTERS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION